Actually fireflybob, no I am not saying that.
As I did say, the traditional way of interpreting the regulations (and if I may say, the most logical) is to use the length of the preceding duty to determine how much a break you need, and to tack that on to the end of that duty. Any further rest before the next duty is a 'bonus'.
This interpretation still makes sense in the light of the words used in both CAP 371 and the EU ops source.